0651-AC37 201010 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0651 Patent and Trademark Office PTO 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 37 CFR 41 A and B 37 CFR 1.197 35 USC 132 to 134 35 USC 2(b)(2) 35 USC 305 and 306 35 USC 6(6) No ANPRM 12/22/2009 74 FR 67987 ANPRM Comment Period End 02/12/2010 Second ANPRM 02/01/2010 75 FR 5012 Second ANPRM Comment Period End 02/26/2010 75 FR 5012 NPRM 12/00/2010 NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/2011 No No None No No No No 0651-AC12 Related to Linda Horner 0651 Patent and Trademark Office PTO 571 272-4596 571 273-4596 linda.horner@uspto.gov P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria VA 22313